Posts Tagged ‘ jockey club ’

American Humane Association’s century-plus history of caring for the nation’s horses helps shape the next steps for equine welfare issues, including standards for aftercare of thoroughbreds WASHINGTON, (AHA/PR Newswire) – The eyes of every horse lover were on the Kentucky Derby this weekend, but now that the race is over and Orb has been adorned...
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RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico – Ruidoso Downs affirms it’s position to maintain the strongest standards for integrity in racing with the summer season set to begin on May 24.             No trainers who have been suspended by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), The Jockey Club or any racing jurisdiction will be allowed to...
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LEXINGTON, (Jockey Club) – The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has approved funding of 12 new projects plus an unprecedented three Storm Cat Development Awards. The 12 new regular projects are in addition to five projects that are now in their second year. The 17 research projects are being unwritten by...
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NEW YORK, (Jockey Club) – The Jockey Club today released an updated North American fatality rate for Thoroughbreds that includes four years’ worth of data collected in the Equine Injury Database, the North American database for racing injuries. Based on an analysis of 1,532,418 starts collected during the four-year period January 1, 2009, through...
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The Jockey Club, NBC Sports Group Announce 2013 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” TV Schedule Series Features Six Key Races and the Road to the Kentucky Derby Preview Show on Four Consecutive Weekends Beginning Saturday, March 23 NEW YORK, (Jockey Club) – February 12, 2013 – The Jockey Club, in collaboration with the NBC...
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A TRAINER, A JOCKEY AND TWO NEW TRACK RECORDS Saturday, January 26 was a great evening for Sam Houston Race Park, with exciting finishes in each of the four stakes races, impressive handle numbers and an opportunity to support a well-respected national charity. Joyful Victory was the victor of the inaugural $400,000 Houston Ladies...
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Shanghai Bobby High Weight on 2012 Experimental Free Handicap; Beholder gets Top Weight Assignment for Fillies NEW YORK, (Jockey Club) – Shanghai Bobby, last year’s champion 2-year-old male and undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Grey Goose Juvenile, received the high weight assignment of 126 pounds on The Jockey Club’s 2012 Experimental Free Handicap,...
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JOYFUL VICTORY SETS NEW TRACK RECORD IN THE $400,000 HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC Trainer Larry Jones Set Track Records in the Ladies Classic and Champion Energy Services Stakes Photo by Jack Coady, Cody Photography HOUSTON, (SHRP) – The inaugural running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic, at a distance of a mile andone-sixteenth, attracted a...
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LLEXINGTON, (Equibase) According to statistics provided by Equibase Company, North American all-time leading rider by wins, Russell Baze, is scheduled to make his 50,000th career start on Friday, Jan. 25, at Golden Gate Fields, Calif.,  where he is listed to ride in the first six races. Baze will become the first North American rider...
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LEXINGTON, (Jockey Club) – The Jockey Club reminds owners and breeders that a valid attempt to name foals of 2011 must be made by Feb. 1, 2013, to avoid a $100 late fee. As an aid in selecting a desired name, in December The Jockey Club published a list of approximately 46,000 names released...
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